DJ Struggles, Goes Into Final Round 5 Back

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Irmo native Dustin Johnson began the third round as the British Open leader. Now, he’s got a lot of catching-up to do. Johnson had a one-shot edge coming into Sunday, looking very much like he had put that shocking loss in the U.S. Open behind him. When it was done, the Dutch Fork High School alum had managed just one birdie on the way to an ugly 3-over 75, failing to take advantage of the favorable scoring conditions as most of the contenders did. He muddled through the front nine with a 37 — the worst score posted by anyone in the final 17 twosomes. It didn’t get any better on the back side, as he sprayed shots all over the course, struggled with the putter, and finished with three straight bogeys. Johnson still has a shot at his first major title, but is now a daunting five shots off the lead going to Monday’s final round. Paul Dunne is in a three-way tie for the lead after the third round of the British Open. That makes the 22-year-old Irishman the first amateur since Bobby Jones in 1927 to be a 54-hole leader at golf’s oldest major championship. Jones is also the last amateur to win the Open, taking the claret jug in 1930 while sweeping all four of the sport’s biggest events at the time. Dunne shot a 6-under 66 for a 12-under 204 total heading to Monday’s decisive round. He is set to play in the final group with Louis Oosthuizen (67), another of those sharing the lead along with Jason Day. Day (67) had a shot at the outright lead but missed a birdie putt at the 18th. The Aussie is set to play with Jordan Spieth, who is one shot back and aiming for his third straight major after the Masters and the U.S. Open.